Cannot open PCS (PCstitch file)

I downloaded the pat file for A Most Noble Pursuit and it took away lots of credits).  I get an error message when trying to open the .pat file on my computer.  
I had 417,000 credits and am now down to 412,000.    Can someone help me please?

https://www.pindiy.com/thread-436880-1-1.html

bs.frog

Check what version of PCStitch you have. It the pattern was made in PCStitch 10 or 11 you can not open it with an older version. The pattern had no charge from the poster so it cost the 199gc to the board only. What you wrote looks like it cost you 5,000 which is not correct.

Link; www.pindiy.com/thread-436880-1-1.html

Deexstitch2

Please have users who post PCS (pat) files say what version the pattern was used to create the pattern.  I usually have no problems with any patterns - I bought the PCstitch program and have had it for years and update it regularly.   If I had known this information, I would have never attempted a download.  ( I downloaded the xsd version in case the patterns were not listed correctly and do not have that program so could not open that one either).  All these credits lost because of not being able to download a PCstitch file.  What a shame.

bs.frog

You can find the program to open XSD files, PatternMaker and other usful software on the board here;

www.pindiy.com/forum-CrossStitchSoftware-1.html

I like your idea for poster to mention what version on PCStitch is used for repaints. I always do my repaints in PCStitch 7 so most will have no issue opening unless they have a very old version.